Congested reinforcement:effects on placing and compacting concrete

Product code: CAS04

Brand: Concrete Society

Congested reinforcement can lead to many problems of placing and compacting concrete. The result is poorly compacted areas. Due to the lack of coarse aggregate this material has a higher drying shrinkage, resulting in surface cracking and crazing and the consequent loss of durability of the structure. This document is intended to provide appropriate advice to designers and contractors.

Published: latest issue Jan 2014Format: PDFPages: 2

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